Container



W. C. PURDY Aug. 18, 1936.

CONTAINER Filed July 5, 1955 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR 2a ctPamz BY WATTORNEYS W IT N E55 ES W. C. PURDY Aug. 18, 1936.

CONTAINER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 5, 1935 7/4 all" 7/ llllll/gINVENTOR w. CCPur'cZy BY 1 W4 ATTORNEY WITNESSES- Q FJ' Patented Aug..18, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application July 5, 1935, SerialNo. 29,996 5 Claims. ((51: 229-53) This invention relates to containersand has for an object to provide an improved construction which may beutilized for shipping or other purposes with a structure so formed as tothor- 5 oughly protect the article being shipped orstored.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container formed offiber board with means for readily applying and permanentlysecuring therespective ends in place.

1 An additional object of the invention is to provide a container whichmay be shipped in a knock-down condition and which may be formed ofpaper board, known as fiber board, with attachments whereby the partsmay be bent into 15 the desired shape and secured together with endsreadily mountable without the use of machinery.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a containerprincipally of paper or fiber, with metal rings .at the ends for holdingthe 20 end plates in position, the metal rings having interlockingsupports and tabs foranchoring the 1 parts in position.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation andpart- 25 ly in vertical section disclosing a container embodying theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the container shown in Fig. 1, a portionthereof being broken away to better illustrate certain details;

30 Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of parts of the containershown in Fig. 1 and illustrating how the retaining tabs and anchoringsupports are positioned;

Fig. 4 is an elevation of a blank from which 35 the body of thecontainer shown in Fig. 1 is iormed;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the blank for one of the hoops or bandsshown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view show- 40 ing how the hoop orband illustrated in Fig. 5

may be secured in place;

Fig. '7 is a sectional view showing a modified form of the blank to thatillustrated in Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 3 but showing a modifiedconstruction.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, it will be notedthat the blank I illustrated in Fig. 4 is provided with notches at thecorners whereby there are presented end extensions 2 and 3, whichextensions overlap as illustrated in Fig. 2, so that the staples 4 maybe applied and the blank held in the form of a tube. When the blank isformed into a tube it presents 55 a body 5 ready to receive the endmembers. As

the end members are identical in construction except for a centralopening atthe top, a description of one will apply to both.

As illustrated particularly in Fig. 3, the body or drum 5 is provided atthe upper end witha 5 metallic ring 6, which is U-shaped incross-section. This ring is provided with a number of inner supports Iand a number of outer supports 8, which are adapted to be pressed intothe position shown in Fig. 3, namely, into a ring or hoop 9 and into thebody 5. It will also be noted that the inner wall 6' of the ring 6 isprovided with an annular flange 10 on which the top plate or end llrests. The inner wall 6' is also provided with a number of tabs H whichare cut out of the wall and pressed over against the end ll after saidend is placed in position. As illustrated in Fig. 2, there are quite anumber of tabs ll so that the top plate II will be firmly positionedagainst the flange Ill. It willfurther be noted that there is provided anotch l2 in the wall 6' and also a notch l3 in the tab II'. This is trueof all the tabs, said notches being provided in order that an implementmaybe inserted therein to bend or swing the tabs I I from a positionparallel with the wall 6 to a position substantially at right-anglesthereto.- The end or top member II is formed from paper, commonly knownin the trade as fiber, the same as the body or drum 5.

In forming the containers it has been found desirable to have some ofthe bodies or drums made heavy to take care of heavy material, whileothers are formed with a very thin or light wall as that is all that isnecessary. Where the drum p 5 is made of heavy material, the ring 9 isof comparatively light material, and where the drum 5 is formed of thinmaterial the ring 9 is made of heavy material. In this way the metalring 6 will snugly fit into position at all times regardless of thethickness of the drum 5 as the variation in the thickness of the ring 9takes care of this matter. The ring 9 may be cemented in place butpreferably it is held by a number of staples I4 as shown in Fig. 6. Theconstruction is such that the container may be shipped in a knock-downcondition and then when it arrives at the place where it is to be used,a person may bend the blank I and apply the staples 4, after whichtheends will be arranged as shown in Fig. 1 when the container is incondition for use.

There are some circumstances where instead of having the hoop 9 madeseparate and secured in place, it could be made integral as indicated atIS in Fig. '7; Also, as indicated in Fig. 8, the drum or body 5 could bebent at the upper end to partly enclose a fiber ring l6 to which it maybe secured by adhesive, staples H,- or other suitable means. In thisform of the invention the foldedover part I8 is provided with anydesired number of slots l9, said slots preventing kinking or folding ofthe bent-over part [8. In this form of the invention, as well as theother forms, the combined thickness of all the members is such as to becapable of fitting into the ring 6.

This container is adapted to be used in shipping dry food supplies, as,for instance, beans, peas, and the like, or any other material desired.

In most instances the top plate H is provided with an opening 20, whichmay be arranged centrally as shown in Fig. 1, or near the periphery.This opening is provided with a substantially L-shaped metal ring 2!which is held in place by suitable rivets 22. The cap 23 having sidewalls 24 may he slid into the ring 2| until the top engages the top edgeof ring 21. From Figure 1, it will be noted that the ring 2| has anoutturned flange 25 for accommodating the rivets 22. A suitable bayonetjoint 26 may also be used to hold the cap in place. If preferred,instead of having a bayonet joint, the walls 24 of the cap 23 could bethreaded and screwed into place.

I claim:

1. A container including a tubular body and a pair of end structures,each end structure comprising an end plate and a U-shaped ringstraddling the edge of said body, said ring being formed at its inneredge with an inturned flange underlapping part of said end plate andalso with inwardly extending tabs overlapping portions of said end platefor clamping the end plate in position against said flange.

2. A container provided with a tubular fibrous body, a fibrous hoopconnected to said body adjacent each end, a fibrous end plate spacedinwardly from each end of the body sufiiciently to have the edgesadjacent the inner edges of said hoops, a metal ring U-shaped incross-section for each end of said body straddling the respective endportions of the body and said hoops, each of said metal rings havingintegral means projecting therefrom interlocking with the end plates for-hanging the end plates in place and pressedout spurs interlocked withthe body and hoops for holding the metal rings in place.

3. A container, including a fibrous body having athickened portion atthe end, a metal ring formed U-shaped in cross-section straddling saidthickened portion, said ring having oppositely positioned supportspressed out of each wall, said supports being forced from opposite sidesinto said thickened portion to such an extent that approximatelyone-third of the thickness of the thickened parts separate the supportswhereby ample anchorage is secured for holding the ring in place, afibrous end plate, said metal ring having an inturned flange forsupporting said end plate within said body, and pressed-out spacedbendable clamping members spaced from said flange acting as a lockingstructure for locking the end plate to said flange.

4. A container, including a tubular fibrous body, a ring substantiallyU-shaped in cross-section straddling the end portion of said body meansfor connecting the ring to said body, said ring having an annularinturned flange and a plurality of bendable tabs spaced from butpositioned parallel to said fiange when in use, and a fibrous end platehaving a portion of the periphery thereof arranged between said flangeand said tabs whereby said plate is held in position.

5. A container, comprising a fibrous tubular body, a metal ring arrangedadjacent the end of the body, means for securing the ring to the endportion of the body, said ring having inwardly extending tabs and aninwardly extending flange extending therefrom but substantially parallelto the tabs, and a plate having the peripheral portion arranged betweensaid flange and said tabs.

WILLIAM C. PURDY.

